December 20, 2021 Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.
December 17, 2021 Lucapa’s Merlin could be next top diamond mine in Australia Preliminary scoping study shows the asset has the potential to yield 2.1 million carats over its 14-year mine life.
December 16, 2021 IGO to buy Western Areas for A$1.1bn amid soaring nickel demand The cash splurge will boost IGO’s nickel business from a short-life, single asset operation to a multi-asset division.
December 13, 2021 Rio Tinto to write off $2.4bn Oyu Tolgoi loan to Mongolia Writing off Mongolia's debt would speed up the timeline for when the country can start receiving dividends from the project.
December 10, 2021 Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace Shares in Star Diamond more than double their value after it unveiled a deal with Rio to move ahead with their joint project in Saskatchewan.
December 8, 2021 Harte Gold gets creditor protection as Silver Lake closes in Silver Lake hopes to grab the troubled Canadian miner through a subscription agreement and a C$10 million loan.
December 3, 2021 BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid Wyloo talks Move buys BHP and Wyloo more time for discussions over the takeover of Noront Resources, owner of the Eagle’s Nest nickel and copper deposit in Ontario.
November 24, 2021 BHP extends Noront bid deadline again amid talks with Wyloo Norton shareholders now have until December 14 to accept or reject BHP's takeover offer, while talks with Wyloo progress.
November 23, 2021 Rio Tinto CEO, Mongolian PM talk Oyu Tolgoi’s future Jakob Stausholm met with L. Oyun-Erdene in an effort to solve issues related to the underground expansion of the mine.
November 22, 2021 Anglo CEO expects investor support for plan to keep ‘met’ coal The company plans to retain its steelmaking coal portfolio as it is confident investors will not press for an early exit.
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